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Dozens of positive coronavirus cases have been traced back to Christmas services at a Massachusetts church, according to authorities. The Woburn Board of Health has been working with the state to notify people who attended one of four services Dec. 23 and 24 at Genesis Community Church in Woburn. Here’s what we know about this COVID cluster: At least 44…

Genesis Church in Woburn is closed as the community deals with a COVID-19 outbreak traced to several Christmas Eve services.

Officials in Medford, Massachusetts, say they have identified two separate and significant COVID-19 clusters in the city amid a surge of virus cases. One cluster is connected to a potentially oversized gathering at Raso’s Bar and Grille Restaurant and another is tied to a large Thanksgiving gathering at a private home, according to a message from Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn...

More than 100 students at Johnson & Wales University have been quarantined after 31 people who attend the school’s Providence campus tested positive for COVID-19. University officials announced the quarantine measures Wednesday evening, adding that the students who tested positive all lived in off-campus housing and are experiencing mild symptoms. Other COVID-19 clusters have been reported at Providence College and…

The number of COVID-19 cases linked to a coronavirus cluster at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston has increased. The hospital announced Thursday that 19 patients and staff members had tested positive. As of Monday, there are a total of 42 cases connected to the outbreak. “To date, 488 employees connected to the cluster have been tested with 30 testing…

Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital announced Thursday that it has identified a coronavirus cluster including 19 patients and staff members in two of its medical-surgical units. “To date, 98 employees have been tested with 11 testing positive. Fifty patients have been tested with eight positive. This brings the total cases in the cluster to 19,” read a statement from the…

Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital announced Thursday that it has identified a coronavirus cluster including 19 patients and staff members in two of its medical-surgical units.

A coronavirus cluster, including 10 patients and staff members, has been identified at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, officials announced Thursday.

All 266 students living in Merrimack College’s Monincan Hall are in isolation or quarantine after 17 students tested positive for COVID-19 in the last seven days.